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Corporate ethics czar starting human-rights probes around Canadian imports from China
Ottawa's corporate-ethics watchdog is set to announce multiple investigations into whether Canadian companies are importing products made through human-rights abuses in China, a move advocates have so...
Jul 11, 2023
Helicopter with 6 on board including foreign tourists is missing near Mount Everest in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A helicopter carrying foreign tourists went missing Tuesday in the Mount Everest area of Nepal and contact was lost with the aircraft. The helicopter was returning to the capit...
Jul 11, 2023
Julio Rodríguez hit a record 41 homers in the Home Run Derby's first round to beat Pete Alonso
SEATTLE (AP) - Mariners star Julio Rodrguez hit a record 41 homers in the first round before his hometown fans, advancing to the semifinals of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night along with Ta...
Jul 10, 2023
Julio Rodríguez hit a record 41 homers in the Home Run Derby's first round to beat Pete Alonso
SEATTLE (AP) - Mariners star Julio Rodrguez hit a record 41 homers in the first round before his hometown fans, advancing to the semifinals of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night along with Ta...
Jul 10, 2023
Additional closures avoided at Milk River Health Centre Emergency Department
MILK RIVER, AB - Additional closures have been avoided at the Milk River Health Centre Emergency Department. Alberta Health Services (AHS) said the department closed on Sunday morning, July 9, 2023.In...
Jul 10, 2023
Staff at lodge for LNG workers approve strike, potentially disrupting Kitimat project
KITIMAT, B.C. - Employees at a lodge housing workers for LNG Canada's gas facility in Kitimat, B.C., have authorized strike action, potentially disrupting construction of the massive project. The unio...
Jul 10, 2023
Blue Jays select Canadians O'Halloran, Shaw on Day 2 of MLB draft
The Toronto Blue Jays selected two Canadians on the second day of the Major League Baseball Draft. Toronto took University of Michigan left-hander Connor O'Halloran, from Mississauga, Ont., in the fif...
Jul 10, 2023
Blue Jays reinstate Springer from paternity list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated outfielder George Springer from the paternity list, the team announced Monday. Springer had missed Toronto's last two games against the Detroit Tigers a...
Jul 10, 2023
220 homes evacuated near Quebec City as heavy rain prompts flooding, landslide fears
MONTREAL - Officials have ordered the evacuation of 220 homes in Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, Que., near Quebec City, amid fears that rising water levels will lead to flooding. City manager Marc Proulx says...
Jul 10, 2023
Ukraine war proves value of LNG Canada, CEO tells global gas conference in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The head of the LNG Canada export facility in British Columbia says price and supply volatility worldwide since Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows the value of his company's project as a s...
Jul 10, 2023